Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. With more than 1,200 colleagues in more than 80 countries, Canonical is founder‐led, profitable and growing, and embraces a fully distributed collaboration model with minimal office‐based roles.
We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. MAAS delivers a cloud‐style on‐demand API for physical server provisioning, network configuration and storage, enabling Ubuntu to run on bare‐metal infrastructure. The position requires experience in high‐quality software development, high‐performance team leadership, and deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage and data centre networking.
Location: This is a work‐from‐anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.
The role entails Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas or EMEA)




Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
Advocating for and advancing modern software development practices
Participating in the engineering process through code and architectural review
Engaging with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners
Traveling to internal and external general events for 4 to 6 weeks per year
What we are looking for in you Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
Exceptional academic track record in high school and university
Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang or similar languages
Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers

📌 Engineering Manager, MAAS (Salamanca)
🏢 Canonical
📍 Salamanca